Chang Yi-Chien, Wu Hsing-Hsien
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tainan Municipal Hospital (Managed by Show Chwan Medical Care Corporation), Tainan.
J Thorac Dis. 2018 Mar;10(3):E183-E185. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.01.145.
Isolated traumatic phrenic nerve injury resulting from a stab wound to the neck is very rare. Herein, we report the case of a patient who was accidentally stabbed with garden shears that pierced her neck and penetrated the spinal canal. She sustained a right phrenic nerve injury complicated by diaphragm palsy and subsequent respiratory distress. We successfully treated the patient with video-assisted thoracoscopic diaphragm plication.